Review : LEGO Marvel 76124 War Machine Buster

Today we quickly tour the LEGO Marvel set 76124 War Machine Buster (362 pieces - 34.99 €), a small box of less than 400 pieces that will bring back memories to all those who bought the set 76104 The Hulkbuster Smash-Up (375 pieces - 34.99 €) marketed since 2018.

This new armor is indeed relatively similar to that of the set 76104 with a cockpit accessible from the front face by separating various mobile elements, a bell which closes on the face of the pilot, hands with mobile fingers and a few joints at the level of the limbs. which allow various and varied poses. This over-equipped War Machine Buster is by the way a little bigger than the Hulkbuster: 17 cm against 14 cm, it is the rotating cannon that makes the difference.

For armor of this scale, it's pretty well done. This is not an exhibition mockup, so some details are bound to be a bit rough and some joints are a bit too exposed depending on the positions and viewing angles, but I find this War Machine Buster overall convincing.

LEGO is here in the bidding on weaponry. After all, War Machine is not known for being in the lace and we logically find here a whole slew of machine launchers placed on the shoulders of the armor and on the backs of the hands. The two trick launchers placed on the hands are the ones that can also equip the War Machine minifig.

The cockpit is spacious, James Rhodes' minifigure can be held in it without having to remove the character's helmet in the process. Small funny detail: the ammo reserve stacked on a gray plate can be placed inside the cockpit just behind the minifig. Attaching the head of the armor that only holds via two droid arms seems a bit shaky to me, but that's the price to pay to be able to orient it properly when it's in place on the pilot's face.

Despite the profusion of elements present to dress the armor, the whole is relatively solid and easy to handle without risking scattering parts everywhere, except of course at the level of the rotating cannon placed on the right shoulder of the character who like 'habit tends to be triggered unexpectedly. The spray gun placed on the left shoulder is also very sensitive and the two missiles are ejected at the slightest contact, even accidental.

The back of the figurine is properly dressed. The finish is basic but in my opinion sufficient for a build on this scale and in this price range. It is also from the back that the figurines' joints are most visible.

The multiple joints of the figurine allow, as I said above, some interesting and sufficient poses to expose the thing in a more or less dynamic posture. The dressing of the limbs sets the limits of movement of the armor, with pieces that lock together when the angles are too pronounced. It is an acceptable compromise between finish and mobility.

In the box, LEGO delivers four minifigs, but here we have to stick with the Quantum Suit already seen in quadruplicate in the set 76126 Avengers Ultimate Quinjet. War Machine has under its helmet with mobile visor a double face, one side with a very successful red HUD (or head-up display).

No miracle, the legs of the Quantum Suit are affected here by the same printing defect on the knees as the copies of the set 76126 Avengers Ultimate Quinjet.

Ant-Man finally comes with a helmet faithful to the version seen on screen and extra hair, a detail that deserves to be highlighted knowing that I am the first to regularly criticize LEGO for not providing a hair accessory. for the characters delivered with a helmet.

This helmet mold is not exclusive to Ant-Man, we find the same yellow part to dress Firefly in the LEGO DC Comics set 76117 Batman Mech vs. Poison Ivy Mech marketed since the beginning of the year.

The two Outriders provided are identical and differ only by the accessories with which they are equipped: LEGO reuses for these two minifigs the torso and the head already seen in several sets of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes range and adds for one of them. between them the new shoulder pad already seen in two sets of the The LEGO Movie 2 range.

In summary, this box sold for 34.99 € deserves your full attention, especially if you already have the set 76104 The Hulkbuster Smash-Up. This War Machine Buster is perfectly consistent with the Hulkbuster and the two armors are pretty much on the same scale.

For the rest, the endowment in minifigs is a little stingy with these two generic Outriders and a third major character would have been welcome in place of one of the two villains.

As usual, the set is already sold at a lower price than its usual public price by amazon and less than 30 €, there is in my opinion no reason to ignore this small box.

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